The Sustainability of Digital Maps

“Digital View Terminal” in the subway of Seoul, Korea

  There are currently countless printed maps in production.  Maps are sold individually, packaged with guide and travel books, printed on small convenient cards, and distributed in almost every format imaginable.  In the past ten years, there has been a surge in development of digitizing maps for digital navigation technology.  With the use of many of these personal navigation technologies, it is possible to always know exactly where you are and exactly where you’re going.  However, one of the best advantages of these new digital navigation systems is their sustainability.  With the growth of both personal devices and public systems that provide digital navigation technology, there is no longer a need for the unsustainable mass production and distribution of physical maps.

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